new clothes!!

I actually bought a couple pair of jeans at Target in my new size (4), and another pair at Old Navy. I had bought two pair of jeans at Kohls, but I actually don't like either pair as well as the cheaper ones I got at Target and Old Navy. This is mostly because, being 5'5" in a size 4, if I buy regular length, they aren't nearly as long as I like my jeans to be. I had better luck finding the longer lengths there. I had to buy a lot of new work clothes as well, which I wound up getting mostly at Kohls & Target. Once I get my cards paid off, I may go splurge on some jeans at Hollister or Lucky, but that's still a little way down the road.

You look to be about my daughter's age and she shops ALL of the time! Her favorite places are LOFT, GAP and BANANA REPUBLIC. They can be a little pricey, but if you look for the sales, you can get some pretty good deals. NEW YORK and CO. has good jeans and some cute summer tops right now. Good luck, have fun and congrats on your loss. You look amazing!

Congratulations on your success! While I KNOW you can't wait to replace your wardrobe, I recommend hanging in there with the low cost temporary clothes for just a little longer. I jumped the gun and spent hundreds of dollars at Ann Taylor & The Loft just 4 pounds shy of my goal weight, then the weight kept coming off, and I actually lost 10 more which meant that my whole new wardrobe is one size too large. I wear them anyway, and I'm slowly adding pieces in my new size, but if I had it to do over, I would have waited until my weight stabilized.

Once you do go out for the big shopping trip, it really depends on your age and final size, but I love Ann Taylor, The Loft, J. Crew, Banana Republic --- they have both classic pieces that never go out of style along with "what's in" for the season...like floral/bright jeans and dresses. For low cost trendy items, I also like Dress Barn (when I can find my size) and Old Navy. Check out their "style rooms" on-line for the latest.

I also found it worth it to have some of my favorites from my existing wardrobe altered to fit. I had quite a few dresses, skirts and jackets that turned out really well; however, I found that pants did not work when altered more than a size or two. But, this may not work for you as you've lost about twice as much as I did, so you may need to just start over.

Most of all ENJOY the new you!

Yes, congrats on your loss!! Way to go!!
This happened to me as well - dropped 30 lbs, from a size 6-8 and now down to 0-2. I was looking quite frumpy, pants looked ridiculous and were falling off. I started wearing a belt with all my shirts and wearing leggings instead of pants. I bought a few cheap clothes to get me through the transition. Now that I'm at my goal weight, I just went on a big shopping trip. Start saving now

Hit TJ Maxx! It's my favourite place to shop for new work clothes, event clothes, workout clothes you name it! They change their inventory every month so it's always a new adventure, and the clothes are very classy ;p. Another thing you can do to get inspiration for your outfits is look at pinterest or tumblr for fashion. I know a couple good blogs for fashion;

http://www.tumblr.com/blog/wishbook1227
http://pinterest.com/vivistrom/my-fictional-closet/
http://pinterest.com/cyarb0r0ugh/in-my-fictional-closet/

Just searching boards on pintrest named "fictional closet" (all the clothes we want) Will give you great ideas and you can find a few that appeal to your tastes!

Congratulations so far on your amazing journey and progress!!! Wish you the best! And enjoy shopping!!!!! =D

hello just read ur blog, that is awesome loosing 60 lbs, ive lost about 14lbs since nov. i buy my clothes at reitmans, i so love that store and they have many good styles and good prices. my daughter is getting married in june and i want to look good, im on 1200 calories a day.

congrats and happy shopping! I am about half way to my goal and I had to purchase new tops for my vacation so I didn't look to ridiculous and I bought one pair of jeans. I bought my new tops at a variety of stores and either on sale or just their regular price. everything I bought was $10 or less. I didn't want to buy too much because I am not done losing weight. Shockingly I bought several tops at Sports Authority (north face and columbia brand) and at this new store at the mall called Joe Fresh where the clothes were inexpensive, casual, and fashionable. I used to have a bunch of clothes in a variety of sizes but a few years ago got rid of them because it was depressing to look at them knowing they didn't fit. I did, however, keep some favorites, just in case. They were mostly shorts. I can now button them up but are just a bit tight. So in maybe 10 pounds I will have a ton of shorts, a lot still with tags on them, to wear this summer!

I like Loft and Ann Taylor best. J Crew is OK, and Banana Republic is good. For jeans though, I go to The Buckle. I get outwear at Macy's (some other stuff too, but mostly my coats).